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.' HODGES FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.

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FLY TRAP. APLIUATION FILED SEPT. ZI, 1912. I

Patented 0011.7,1913

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U'Nrrnn s'rATEs JOHN W. HODGES, OF WESY'IYPOINT, NEBRASKA.

FLY-TRAP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed September 21, 1912. Serial No. 721,612.

new and useful ImprovementsA in Fly-Traps,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had vtherein to the' accomf panying drawing.

This invention relates to screen door con'- structions, and the principal object of the' invention is to provide a screen door which isso constructed that it will act as` a trap for insects, such as llies.

Another object of the invention is to pro.

vide an ,improved type of receptacle in which. the iies are caught and killed.

Another'object of the invention is to provide an improved means for holding the two sections of the receptacle together and for holding the'receptacle in the door frame.

This invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein 4 Figure 1 is a front elevation of a door Vconstructed in accordance withthis invention'. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view` through the center of the door shown in Fig. 1. ig. 3 is a perspective view of the receptacle which forms thetrap. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the door. Fig. 5 is a. front elevation of the receptacle. Fig. 6 is an edge elevation. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view showingP the manner of holding'the receptacle in place. Fig. 8 Ais a fragmentary view showing the manner of holding the two sections of the receptacle in a closed position. Fig. 9 is aperspective view of one of the latches.

Referring to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that this door 10 is provided with upper and lower openings which are covered by wire mesh. The wire mesh 11 which covers the lower opening is placed upon the inner face of the door and is provided with transversely extending corrugations forming pockets 12 extending toward the outer face of the door. are provided with openings in their upper edges so that any flies which may be in the room may pass out through the openings into the outer air and will be prevented from returning to the room. The fly trap is removably mounted in the upper opening and comprises the two sections 13 and ..14 'which arehinged together by meansof. the hinge lfand whichv are limited in their These pockets l pivotal movementqby means of the links 16. .This receptacle is 'of such size that it will' it nicely in the upper. opening, and is provided at its outer edge with a beading 17 which forms an abutment -to limit the inward movement of the receptacle. A plate 18 issecured to the inner4 section 14 and extends across a cut-out portion formed in the inner section so that a catch maj" be` ,connected with the receptacle to hold the A. locking plate 19 is sesame in place. cured to the outer section 13 and passes.

through the cut-out portion 20 formed in the inner section 14 to hcld'thesections in a closed' position. -An opening 21 is formed in the plate 19, and lwhen the receptacle is in/ a closed position, this openingis positioned in alinement with a socket. 22 so that a second catch may be passed through the opening 21 into the socket 22 to assist in holdingA the receptacle in-lplace. Pins '23 are carried by the section '13 and fitinte pockets 24 and act as means to prevent vertical movementiof the two sections after the sections are in a closed posit-ion. A screen 2,5 is secured tothe section 14 and a second screen 26 .is secured to the outer edge of tbesection 13.? This screen 26 isprovided at'points throughout itsheight with transversely extending corrugations forming inwardly extending pockets 27. Thesepockets are provided at their u per edges with 4a number of openings 28 which permitthe 4flies to enter the receptacle where they" are held until it is desired to remove the same. Traynsversely extending rods 29 are provided to hold the pockets in the proper position and to raise the screen.

.When using this device the receptacle is closed and is inserted in the upper opening as shown in Fig. 2. The catches 30 whichl are pivotally' mounted upon the door are then turned sol that their lower ends will pass 'into the socket 22 and beneath the plate 18, and the device is ready for use. The flies which alight upon the screen 26 and attempt to enter4 the room will pass into pockets 27 and through the openings 28 into the interior of the receptaclewhe're they are held until it is desired to remove them. The'. catchesare then turned, and the receptacle removed and the flies-'can thenbe killed and removed from the receptacle. These ies It is noted that, if desired, the catches 30 may be done away with and a plurality'- of catches' 31 pivotaly secured to the innery section 14; and turned across the door tohold the receptacle in platee. It is preferred, however, to use the catches `30 since as shown in Fig. 8 this type of catch Will not only hold the receptacle in the opening but Will also hold the sectionsv of the receptacle in a closed position, thus preventing any danger ofthe receptaclepswinging open' vand Lthus permitting 'flies to escape. s

Having thus described the nvention,What is claimed as new, iszl'. A screen door provided with an opening, a receptacle removably mounted in4 `said opening and comprising inner and outer sections hinged together, a lockingplate`I carried by one 'ofvsaid sections and passing through a recess formed in the other of said sections, said plate beingprovided with a slot registering vvith'a, socket in the second j section, and catches carnied by said door and engaging said reeptacle to' liold the samein place, one of said catches passingthrough the alined slot and sookettodnyld the sec,-

tions of said'receptacle'in' a closed position.

2. A. .device of the character described.'

comprising a body portionI provided 'with an opening, a receptacle removabl vmounted in comprising a pair "of pivotally connected members', a Harige formed upon'one of said! members for limiting the movement of-said deviceV through the openingl in saidlbody portion, a plate secured to one of said inem`V` bers and having 'its free end portion provided with a slot, the other of'saidrnembers 35` the opening ofjsaid body, said receptaclebeing provided with a recess throughwhich j said plate passes, andy with a; socket posi'- tionedlin alinement-With lthe slot in said through saidslot into said pocket-'for holding said. members in a'closed position and for holdingsaid'device in the opening of said body portion. f

4In testimony whereof hereunto aiiX my, signature. in presence of two Witnesses.

y JQHN W; HUDGES. Witnesses: y ARTHUR J. DEEDER,

JOHN C. HIGH.

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